Chinese word dictionary

惩办

chéng bàn · to punish (someone); to take disciplinary action against (someone)

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Word information

Simplified惩办

Traditional懲辦

Pinyinchéng bàn

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

惩chéng

to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn

办bàn

to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle

How to learn 惩办

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办bàn

to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])

办法bànfǎ

way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]

办公室bàngōngshì

office; business premises

怎么办zěnmebàn

what's to be done

办公bàngōng

to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work

办理bànlǐ

to handle; to transact; to conduct